Ice machines are coming to Cook County...

ICE IN THE COOLER.

December 7, 1989

- CHICAGO — ICE IN THE COOLER. Ice machines are coming to Cook County Jail, a jail official said Wednesday. An as yet undetermined number of ice machines will be set up throughout the jail so inmates can chill perishable foods and drinks purchased from the commissary. Now, clever inmates constantly run cold water over packaged food and drinks that need refrigeration. The Department of Corrections' water bill is ''out of sight,'' said Louis Quaglia, the jail's director of administration. The jail decided not to put a refrigerator in each living area because of concern that many of the food items and drinks would be stolen. Not selling perishables would have a ''great impact'' on prisoners' attitude, Quaglia said.